Category: News

OVER the night of Tuesday April 23 into Wednesday 24 a major act of mindless vandalism occurred at Coxhead’s swing bridge (number 20) on the

A MAJOR improvement project carried out by the Canal & River Trust along the Oxford Canal has seen over 400m of the canal bank rebuilt

Hundreds of pieces of plastic waste and rubbish have been prevented from reaching the Irish Sea over the last year, thanks to a ground-breaking river

THE Canal & River Trust has launched a new edition of the Boater’s Handbook in partnership with the Environment Agency.  First published in 2002, the Handbook

GLOUCESTER Lock has been closed since mid-January following the discovery of a leak in the bottom of the Grade II Listed structure, that meant it

A MUCH-loved piece of 19th century industrial heritage on the Kennet & Avon Canal will now receive extra recognition and protection, with the announcement this

“Restoration schemes are not just a means to an end; they have a life of their own and can bring quantifiable benefits at every stage”

In connection with the building of a new road around part of Wigan in Greater Manchester a new bridge is being built over the Leigh

THIS spring, work is under way to control and remove floating pennywort from the mid-lower reaches of the River Colne Valley, which crosses parts of